THE STUDY OF TPR IMPLEMENTATION IN TEACHING LISTENING AND SPEAKING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SD LABORATORIUM UNDIKSHA SINGARAJA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

Authors

  • Ni Putu Ari Prananti .
  • Dra.Ni Made Ratminingsih, MA .
  • Drs. Asril Marjohan,MA .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v1i1.4502

Abstract

Penelitian ini berjenis deskriptif kualitatif yang bertujuan mengetahui penggunaan metode TPR untuk mengajar menyimak dan berbicara, alasan-alasan mengapa guru memilih metode TPR dan apa saja masalah yang dihadapi guru dalam menggunakan metode TPR untuk mengajar menyimak dan berbicara. Subjek penelitian adalah seorang guru Bahasa Inggris dan 32 murid kelas 5A SD Laboratorium Undiksha Singaraja. Penelitian ini berbentuk studi kasus. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan empat instrumen, yaitu; interview guide, observational checklist, recorders dan test untuk membuktikan pernyataan guru tentang peningkatan siswa. Data dikumpulkan, lalu dianalisis secara diskriptif. Ada tiga proses utama dalam menganalisis data: reduksi data, tampilan data, penggambaran simpulan/ verifikasi. Dari keseluruhan temuan, dapat disimpulkan bahwa TPR telah diimplementasikan sesuai dengan teori yang dikonsepkan oleh Larsen-Freeman (2000) dan Richards & Rodgers (2001) dan dikombinasikan dengan lagu. Berdasarkan pernyataan guru dan hasil tes, alasan- alasan mengapa metode TPR digunakan adalah karena dapat membuat siswa menikmati kelas, mudah memahami materi, dan guru mempertimbangkan bahwa TPR efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menyimak dan berbicara siswa. Tetapi, ada sedikit masalah yang dihadapi guru saat mengimplementasikan TPR untuk mengajar menyimak dan berbicara, yaitu; siswa yang memiliki karakter pemalu kurang percaya diri dalam melakukan aktivitas TPR, dan TPR tidak fleksibel diimplementasikan untuk semua materi dan level siswa.
Kata Kunci : Metode TPR, Menyimak, Berbicara

This study was a descriptive qualitative research, which aimed to find out the implementation of TPR method for teaching listening and speaking, the reasons why the teacher chose TPR method and what the problems were faced by the teacher in implementing TPR method for teaching listening and speaking. The subjects of the study were the English teacher and the 32 students Class 5A, SD Laboratorium Undiksha Singaraja. This study was in the form of case study. The data were collected by using four instruments, interview guide, observational checklist, recorders and test in order to prove the teacher’s statement about students’ improvement. The data obtained were then analyzed descriptively. There were three main processes of data analysis: data reduction, data display and drawing conclusion/ verification. From the overall findings, it can be concluded that TPR method was implemented in accordance to the theory conceptualized by Larsen-Freeman (2000) and Richards & Rodgers (2001) and was combined with songs. Based on the teacher’s statement and test result, the reasons why TPR method was used because it made students enjoy the class, easy to understand the material and teacher considered TPR method was effective to improve students’ ability in listening and speaking. However, there were few problems faced by the teacher in implementing TPR for teaching listening and speaking, namely: The students’ characteristic affects their confidence in TPR activities, and TPR was not flexible to be implemented for all materials and students’ levels.
keyword : TPR Method, Listening, Speaking

Published

2015-01-10

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